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Summer Camp 2010 Communication Zone
Saturday, August 7, 2010
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Everyone is home safe with the memories and joys of summer camp still with them. Friday was another wonderful day of fun and adventure. We went White Water rafting and all enjoyed a dip in the river to cool off. Many families came up Friday and joined us on the rafting trip. The reunions were joyful and exciting to watch with some none stop streams of conversations from the scouts to the parents!
We took up two full boats on the river. Here are some pictures:
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Thursday, Aug 5, 2010
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Wow, it is Thursday already!
What a day it was yesterday, we were on the go from morning until night!
We started the morning by making sure that EVERYTHING was picked up, cleaned, organized and neat. Well all the work paid off as the Troop earned the WHITE GLOVE award last night during retreat at the parade field! Yeah, Troop 154!
During Siesta the scouts wrote out postcards to send home. You should receive them on Saturday. Hopefully before your scout gets home! 
The Scouts continued to work on their Patrol Flags during Siesta and they finished all the cutting and gluing last night!
The big event of the afternoon was the Dutch Oven contest. With AJ’s leadership and recipe the chefs (Jack, Matt G, Griffin, Clay), made a Chocolate Turtle Cake. AJ and Mr. West then spend the afternoon managing the coals and turning the oven to ensure the end results! We renamed the Turtle Cake the ‘Death by Chocolate’ cake, it was EXCELLENT. But alas, they did not win the competition but we truly enjoyed the results in the evening.   We had 5 scouts participate in the Buckskin Triathlon last night. AJ, Dunlin, Griffin, Matt G and Sean. Due to a late start and lack of daylight the event became a Biathlon! Running and swimming only. AJ and Dunlin won their heat of running and Griffin won his heat on swimming but overall our Troop did not place. But they certainly did their best.    Sean wanted to start race with swimming! Dunlin taking his heat! AJ whoosing by, he is fast!
The second event of the evening was the Fire Building competition. Clayton, Jack, Matt S and Jack represented our Troop. I understand that it was too close to call so no winners were announced. We did our best but struggled a little in this competition.
The biggest event of the night was Sam’s ‘surprise’ going-away party. We had balloons, crepe paper, sparkling cider for a toast and candles for the Chocolate Turtle cake and Pineapple Upside down cake and we sang “For he is a Jolly Good Fellow” and cheered. Mt Kisco Troop 1 supplied homemade Ice Cream for the party which we enjoyed. A few of the Camp Staff were guests and everyone enjoyed the evening. It took Sam a couple more minutes to get to sleep last night but he was smiling until he fell asleep. We all wish him well and will miss him! This morning ALL the scouts got up early again and did the Polar Bear swim. What a crew, they are amazing!  Today is .... Zip line in the afternoon ... Theme night at retreat ... Read Relay ... and Robin Hood competition ... and of course their Merit Badge classes ... all is good ....
Our boys are TRUE scouts. They are living the Scout Law and Oath through their actions and words. They are all working together, supporting each other, cooperating in events, looking out for each other, and making sure that everyone is included in games and discussions. There are a lot of smiles, laughing and general silliness going on and it is a PLEASURE to see and experience. Thanks for sharing your sons with us.
Mrs. Kennedy & Mr. West |
Wednesday Aug 4, 2010
Another BEAUTIFUL day a Scout camp .....
Yesterday was packed with activities, fun and fresh air.
At Siesta time (after lunch 1 - 2pm), and last night at the campsite, the scouts worked on their Patrol Flag for the competition on Friday. They are busy working on two flags with very intricate designs. Dunlin, Matt S and Sean seem to be the top graphic designers with the other contributing ideas and their efforts.
 During the afternoon yesterday most of the scouts went to Low COPE. COPE is Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience, which provides a an opportunity for a group to solve as a team the presented challenge. The first challenge they had was to get a tire off a 10 foot pole, they quickly figured out that if they used long sticks they could work together and get the tire off. The real challenge was when the leader told them to get the tire back on and they could not throw the tire or use any sticks. Very fun to watch they struggle and work together, the eventually got it accomplished. The second challenge was to build a plank brige across stumps and get everyone across without fallinging and then back again with ANY talking. Mr. West and I enjoyed that part watching them learn to communicate silently!
  On Tuesday evening after dinner is the Scout Vesper service. A few scouts attending the service where we enjoyed a review of the meaning of each point of the scout law and it's application in our daily life. Yes, Mom ... Matt S, Dunlin and AJ did attend the service!
 Last night was the Pie Eating competition and the Order of the Arrow (OA) Ice Cream social. While our scouts were a competitive group they did not place in the ranking. But all participants eagerly ate their pie. There was some shenanigans afterwards with Sean putting pies in the face of a few, all a cooperative activity. Very fun to see them laughing and enjoying the event.
   Back to the campsite for the Dutch Oven Competition .... Silver Bullet Competition ... Triathalon race ... Fire Building Competition ... oh, and Merit Badge classes ...
All is good and going well ....
Mrs. Kennedy & Mr. West
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Tuesday Aug 3, 2010
Monday August 2, 2010
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Greetings from beautiful Camp Buckskin!
It is Monday morning and all the scouts are off to Merit Badge classes. We have been very busy getting our site setup and acclimating to camp.
They started their afternoon with their orientation of the dining hall procedures, a swim test and a tour of the camp. After which they returned to Teheco for tent, mosquito net and sleeping bag setup. We had Chicken Parmesan and Penne last night for dinner and everyone ate!
Last night we were entertained by the Camp Staff with many wonderful skits sitting by the edge of the lake. On the road down to the Camp show Mr West and I could hear them coming as they were all singing together - Don't Stop Believing. Love these boys!
At the campfire show the scouts were especially thrilled to see Garrett leading an elaborate skit (tankiety-tankiety!). We returned to the Teheco around 10pm and everyone went to their tents. Whew!
AJ has truly been a leader for the boys and we are very fortunate to have him with us. AJ has been showing them the 'ropes' and reviewing their week of Troop activities. They made a decision to make several modifications. One is they want to participate in the Buckskin Triathlon rather than the Indoor Rock Climbing on Wednesday. They all want to do the Polar Bear Swim this week which is an early morning swim.
Rest assurd that each and every scout has a smile on their face and was eager and ready for classes this morning.
Mrs. Kennedy & Mr. West
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Pre-Launch Update
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Welcome to the new Troop 154 Summer Camp communications page!!
Mr. West and I will use this page to communicate our daily camp activites. We will also post pictures of the activites as we have them.
Hopefully everyone is ready for camp. If you have any questions please feel free to email/call me or Mr. West.
See you on Sunday morning at the Firehouse.
Mrs. Kennedy |
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